

You can submit your secret identity anonymously or share your photo and name. If you would like to join Lila Meltzer's movement, check out her page on Instagram. Unleashing the power that comes from revealing your true self. That’s what we’re trying to do," she said. We're trying to break this facade, break this wall and reveal literally our secret identities.

Lila Meltzer is hoping a little more honesty and transparency online might make women realize they have more in common with each other. Social media platforms can sometimes have a negative effect on a woman's psyche. We can give them a place to just share who they really are," she added.

We can be nervous and strong."Įspecially on social media, they don’t have to be perfect. Sheryl Sandberg CEO of Facebook and Journalist Mika Brzezinski are coming soon. The submissions are from women of all walks of life and include some familiar faces like singer, Gloria Estefan and tennis legend, Billie Jean King. And the woman on the autism spectrum who said, I'm not weird. The civil rights attorney who talks about her many doubts and fears. Some examples include the strong and fearless mentor, who admits she's battled chronic anxiety and phobias. Her Secret Identity has submissions from women in 24 states and a half dozen countries. "Mine is that people think I have it all together but my secret identity is that I really struggle," she said. It was her idea, so Lila had to be the first. I really wanted to take social media and flip it on its head in a way to show real women on their real days and their real selves,” said Meltzer. "Her Secret Identity is a movement that challenges society’s assumptions about women by inviting them to reveal their true selves. She created the Instagram page, Her Secret Identity, and invited women to share something people would never guess about them. She believed showing vulnerability might actually be inspiring. Lila was intrigued by the idea that there are parts of our lives that we all keep hidden. And I caught myself falsely judging and falsely assuming something about this beautiful woman." As I kept reading, it said that she was a plumber. "I actually came up with this idea as I was scrolling through Instagram one day and came across this beautiful fashion-forward woman. In general, it's where only the best pictures and most exciting moments of our lives are shared.Ī young woman from South Florida is trying to change that perception, and make Instagram, in particular, empowering to women. Social media is the highlight reel of life.
